Well, folks, Mingo should be in Eagle, Alaska as this posts this evening! I spoke to him briefly this morning (at 3:30 am Alaska time!) and he was anxious, excited and ready to finally see the river. “I guess I couldn’t sleep. I can’t wait to see the river. I think it’s going to be bigger than what I saw in Whitehorse.”

As we went over last minute details (who do I call to confirm his truck made it back to Tok, what is his battery situation look like, is he going to go back to sleep for a few hours - he said he would take a nap!), he kept coming back to the river. “I should be up there around noon today. I’m gonna take some pictures of Eagle and all the destruction. And talk to the rangers up there. Then that will be it. Tomorrow morning I’ll finally get out on the water.”

And so tomorrow officially begins the adventure! Stay tuned for the daily updates, pictures and Mingo’s personal journal entries in the weeks to come. It should be an exciting summer!